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ALLSMANB rough rock Posts: 1 |
posted 10-31-2000 07:40 PM
WHAT IS A BLACK DIAMOND, ARE THEY REALLY A DIAMOND? ARE THEY WORTH ANYTHING? |
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leonid Administrator Posts: 112 |
posted 10-31-2000 08:51 PM
Black diamonds became popular just recently. As I understood they are used to create a strong contrast when combined with white or color stones. I didn't find much info yet. Some believe that this is 3.5 M years old star dust. Here is one link about black diamonds: http://www.gemkey.com/newscenter/news/default.asp?NTYPEID=6&NNEWSID=2197 (scrol down to find an article) |
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StevL cut rock Posts: 35 |
posted 11-01-2000 09:23 PM
Yes, there really are black diamonds. They are very heavily included, and they are used more for a accent stones than as a major gem stone. Don't get me wrong, you can buy these in larger sizes, but most are fairly small. They sort of look like a piece on hematite. Hematite is a opaque mineral that exhibits dark gray to black color with a metallic luster (not always). ------------------ |
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